Thank you for helping me find my answer

In my last bloop, I voiced some of the concerns I had with the new Head Coach. I felt that she was a bit lax in the training, and really didn't seem to have a plan.

Several of you mentioned that in most areas this early training is voluntary, it is voluntary here as well. We are allowed to lead as coaches, but it needs to be informal, and take the form of base building. I had lost track of that, probably in the midst of my own planned training. Not to mention that the previous coach had the whole thing thing planned out from the beginning of Pre-conditioning on.

I now think that she is gauging where the kids are, and is actually trying to just keep it interesting to start.

Today she came to practice seeming much more interested in the workout. She told me what she wanted as far as distance, and asked me what I thought would be a good course to use to get that workout in. That is the type of interaction I was looking for.

So thanks for the reminder, and helping me shift my expectations.

As far as the workout went, it was good. She asked for a different 4 or 5 mile route. Luckily I had just mapped one out that was a little short, but I hashed it out with my old team mate, and I came up with a good 4 mile route. I ran ahead with the boys and marked new arrows. She ran with the girls. Everyone got a good workout, and they got to run a new route.

Then I ran kids around, and went back to the High School and marked a new 5 mile course. It started raining pretty hard during my last mile of that one, so I will have to go back and re-paint some of my arrows. Then I drove up to the Middle School and measured off the 2 mile and 3 mile courses that I already had marked form there(the middle school is about 1/2 mile from the High School, and I went by it while I was marking these two). So 14 miles in the morning, then I ran 4 more with my wife in the evening, to get me just over 18 for the day.

I should be in bed, I have to get up at 6:30 to start over again tomorrow, but right now I find myself wound up. I had these thoughts running thru my head so I was hoping getting them posted would help me settle down.

Tomorrow will be an easy run, then I'll run kids around, do my Iron Strength Workout, get my hair cut, pick up some more gels, mow, run with my wife, and maybe eat a meal or two. Maybe going to work would be easier...

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